U.S. stock index futures fall

WilliamL. Watts

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock index futures fell Monday, with financial turmoil in Europe overshadowing congressional agreement on a U.S. bailout plan designed to take toxic assets off of bank balance sheets. December S&P 500 futures were down 19.40 points, or 1.6%, to 1,195.10. Dow Jones futures fell 184.00 points, or 1.7%, to 10,963.0, and Nasdaq futures were off 27.00 points, or 1.6%, to 1,647.75. Over the weekend, U.K. authorities moved to nationalize mortgage-lender Bradford & Bingley. Meanwhile, the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg moved to shore up Fortis, the troubled banking and insurance giant.

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